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The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions
Gross Notional Amounts: The gross notional amounts of the Company’s interest rate, foreign currency and investment portfolio derivatives by instrument type were as follows (in millions):
 
September 27, 2015
 
September 28, 2014
Forwards
$
269

 
$
210

Futures
133

 
$
260

Options
620

 
122

Swaps
3,004

 
5

 
$
4,026

 
$
597

The gross notional amounts by currency were as follows (in millions):
 
September 27, 2015
 
September 28, 2014
British pound sterling
$
83

 
$
97

Chinese renminbi
111

 
—

Euro
36

 
43

Indian rupee
409

 
3

Japanese yen
174

 
19

Korean won
81

 
121

United States dollar
3,089

 
266

Other
43

 
48

 
$
4,026

 
$
597

Share-based compensation expense, related to all share-based awards
Total share-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s share-based awards, was comprised as follows (in millions):
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Cost of equipment and services revenues
$
42

 
$
49

 
$
71

Research and development
659

 
672

 
643

Selling, general and administrative
325

 
338

 
391

Share-based compensation expense before income taxes
1,026

 
1,059

 
1,105

Related income tax benefit
(190
)
 
(203
)
 
(217
)
 
$
836

 
$
856

 
$
888